On 11/1/2011 4:57 PM, Rick Bates wrote: > Note that on some computers, chassis ground is NOT audio ground and I'd > suspect the same is true of some radios (true for at least one of my > Batwings).
It SHOULD be. If it is not, the mfr goofed. THAT'S what a Pin One Problem is! Further, unless the audio interface is BALANCED, audio return will always be referenced to the chassis, but it may be a lousy path. > Chassis to chassis bonding may increase noise in that case. WRONG. This is another of those widely held misconceptions that is WRONG. Chassis to chassis bonding is ALWAYS good practice, and ALWAYS minimizes buzz and RFI. 73, Jim Brown K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
